# Bodak Yellow

> Cardi B's debut major-label single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

- Owner: Cardi B / Atlantic Records
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2017-06-16
- Peak date: Week of Oct 1, 2017
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 57 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Fandom mobilisation, Identity badge, Press loop, Maker origin, Underdog

## Summary

Cardi B released Bodak Yellow through Atlantic. Playlists, radio and fan mobilisation carried it to the Hot 100 summit. Classroom and parenting rewrites spread beyond music audiences. It earned RIAA Diamond certification, then thirteen-times platinum.

## Timeline

- 2017-06-16 — Cardi B / Atlantic Records (Audio) — Cardi B released Bodak Yellow; Carl Chery added it to Apple Music's Breaking Hip-Hop playlist.
- 2017-06-16 — Out (Press) — Out published a launch-day Bodak Yellow interview with Cardi B aboard BRUJAS and Gypsy Sport's Anti-Prom cruise.
- 2017-06-19 — The FADER (Press) — The FADER covered the new single and Cardi B's naming of her fans as Bardi Gang.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/bodak-yellow

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Bodak Yellow.” Case HIS-00056. Spread Score v1.2: 57/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00056